In recent months President Trump launched a trade war with China, a nation he’s accused, in
vivid terms, of stealing American jobs, wealth, and intellectual property. “We can’t continue to
allow China to rape our country, and that’s what they’re doing,” he said during one campaign rally.

Then on Sunday, Trump suddenly became very concerned about protecting Chinese jobs:

This Is the Only Way to Get a Trade Deal With China

Saving Chinese Jobs Serves Trump’s Larger Goal of Saving U.S. Jobs

The Trump Administration’s Economic Nationalists Are Losing

Trump Is Thinking About Other International Problems

Trump Is Thinking About Domestic Problems

Trump Is Thinking About How He Can Enrich Himself

About 72 hours before Trump developed a friendlier attitude toward Beijing, theChinese government agreed to pump $500 million into an Indonesian theme park that will benefit the Trump Organization — and thus the president himself, since he refused to divest from his company when he took office.